Over the past two years, Howard Dully, 56, has embarked on a quest to discover the story behind the procedure he received as a 12-year-old boy: a... 'My Lobotomy': Howard Dully's Journey 'My Lobotomy' ...

Lizzie Skurnick edits Old Hag, a literary blog. Her reviews have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post Book World and other publications. IN 1960, 12-year-old Howard Dully ...

Johnny Heller brings the tale of Dully's childhood lobotomy to life in this rugged, clear-cut autobiography. Heller perfectly captures Dully's San Jose accent, adding a grain to words to give a ...

On Mondays we read from your e-mails. And this week we focus on the enormous response to our show last week with Howard Dully. That followed the broadcast of his radio documentary "My Lobotomy." ...

Deb Newell of Lakeside holds the copy of “My Lobotomy” that reconnected her with childhood friend Howard Dully, who at age 12 was one of the youngest patients to receive a lobotomy. (Brenda ...

If you saw me, you'd never know I had a lobotomy," says Howard Dully. "But I've always felt different, wondered if something's missing from my soul." Developed by Dr. Walter Freeman, the transorbital ...

Now there was a time when people with mental problems received a very different kind of intervention. Later today on NPR's "All Things Considered," we're meeting a man named Howard Dully, who went ...

Howard Dully got a lobotomy at age 12. "By some miracle, it didn't turn me into a zombie, or crush my spirit, or kill me," he told NPR in 2005 as an adult. "But it did affect me deeply." Lobotomies ...

KALISPELL — There's no logical explanation why Deb Newell chose a used book called "My Lobotomy" from the sale rack at the West Shore Community Library in Lakeside. She's typically drawn to historical ...

This extraordinary memoir by anthropologist Lockhart (Walking the Bowl) follows his efforts to help his friend, Michael Dodd, a former Marine diagnosed with dissociative Continue reading » The Biggest ...